CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Valle Vista

California · 8,751 residents · 6.90 sq mi

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With 8,751 people, Valle Vista is a city in California. The median age is 60.0, about 27 years above the US median. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 38% less than in California as a whole. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $125,500, having risen by half since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 60.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 116%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,751

−17%vs 2000

vs 10,488 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

60.0

+30%vs 2000

vs 46.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.90 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.4%(387)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(449)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(404)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.7%(323)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 242.6%(231)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.9%(776)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.1%(799)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.6%(576)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(1,098)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7425.4%(2,224)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8414.9%(1,302)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.1%(182)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,138

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,455 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,135

−22%vs 2000

vs $18,130 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$125,500

+116%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$501

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $581 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.1%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.5% in 2000

13.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.2%(8,408)

Black1.2%(125)

Hispanic / Latino14.7%(1,539)

Asian1.3%(135)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(8,383)

Black0.4%(36)

Hispanic / Latino7.5%(659)

Asian1%(91)

Other2.8%(241)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican41.6%(7,738)

Central American2%(381)

Spaniard1.2%(222)

Puerto Rican1.1%(204)

Nicaraguan0.9%(162)

Salvadoran0.6%(113)

Cuban0.5%(92)

Honduran0.4%(67)

South American0.3%(63)

Peruvian0.2%(38)

Argentine0.1%(25)

Panamanian0.1%(16)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Guatemalan0.1%(14)

Costa Rican0%(9)

Asian origin

Japanese0.7%(134)

Filipino0.4%(67)

Asian Indian0.3%(65)

Vietnamese0.2%(28)

Cambodian0.1%(21)

Thai0.1%(21)

Korean0%(8)

Ancestry

German13.6%(2,533)

Irish7.3%(1,363)

English7.3%(1,352)

American2.2%(401)

Italian2%(378)

Scottish1.9%(348)

Subsaharan African1.3%(237)

Ghanaian1.3%(237)

Portuguese1.1%(213)

Iranian0.9%(160)

Polish0.7%(134)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(122)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(118)

French0.6%(114)

Arab0.5%(97)

Syrian0.5%(86)

British0.3%(54)

Slovak0.3%(52)

Romanian0.3%(50)

Dutch0.3%(47)

Hungarian0.2%(42)

Norwegian0.2%(38)

Australian0.2%(36)

Czech0.2%(30)

Welsh0.1%(22)

Danish0.1%(19)

Russian0.1%(18)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Iraqi0.1%(11)

Belgian0%(9)

Finnish0%(8)

Swiss0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.2%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.5%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.1 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 24.4 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33.5%(2,333)

Married54.2%(3,773)

Widowed2.7%(185)

Divorced9.6%(665)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(2,126)

Married49.1%(3,468)

Widowed13%(916)

Divorced7.8%(553)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.1%

−9.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 40.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.2%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 37.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

55.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24.3%(231)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(218)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.8%(340)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(48)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 950 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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